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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
World
Asharq Al-Awsat

China Widens COVID Curbs, Apple Factory Unrest Adds to Economy Worries

An epidemic prevention worker in a protective suit walks in a street as outbreaks of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing, China, November 23, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Chinese authorities imposed more restrictions on Wednesday to rein in a rapid rise in COVID-19 infections, adding to investors' worries about the economy just as fresh unrest at the world's largest iPhone factory highlighted the social and financial toll of these curbs.

Across China, cities including the capital Beijing and financial hub Shanghai have closed malls and parks, and imposed limits on the movement of people arriving from elsewhere as infections neared record highs last seen in April, The Associated Press said.

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